Innovation Pulse: Daily News - AI, Startups, Cleantech, Auto + Learning Extras

AI PULSE - ChatGPT goes shopping, R2 release and AI’s Existential Threat Debate

OpenAI explains why ChatGPT became too sycophanticAI Bots on Reddit Outperform Humans in Persuasion, Raising Ethical ConcernsMeta has finally launched its ChatGPT competitorMeta previews an API for its Llama AI modelsChatGPT goes shopping with new product-browsing featureDeepSeek-R2: China's Bold Answer to the AI RaceHuawei Unveils Ascend 910D AI Chip to Compete with Nvidia's High-End ProductsAustralian Radio Station Faces Backlash for Using Undisclosed AI HostAI's Existential Threat Debate#AI, #ChatGPT, #Meta, #Llama, #DeepSeekR2, #Huawei, #AIethics

EV AND CLEANTECH PULSE - BYD is coming for Tesla’s lunch and The Evolution of Waste Management deep dive

Waymo and Toyota Collaborate to Advance Autonomous Vehicle TechnologyTesla Powerwall 3 is disrupting the solar inverter marketBYD is coming for Tesla's lunchThe Evolution of Waste Management#EV, #Cleantech, #AutonomousVehicles, #Tesla, #BYD, #WasteManagement, #SolarInverter

STARTUPS PULSE - Beyond Budgeting Framework Overview

Supio, an AI-powered legal analysis platform, lands $60MLately's new gamified app helps people arrive on timeAli Partovi's Neo: Revolutionizing Talent Discovery Through Mentorship and InnovationBeyond Budgeting Framework Overview#startups, #entrepreneurship, #BeyondBudgeting, #innovation, #AI, #mentorship, #gamification

AI PULSE - Microsoft Has Announced 365 Copilot Wave 2 and How Claude Actually Thinks

Perplexity Plans Comet Browser to Challenge Google's Chrome Monopoly in Antitrust TrialOpenAI Launches Lightweight ChatGPT Version for Plus, Team, and Pro UsersAnthropic's AI Consciousness Study: Exploring Model Welfare and Moral ConsiderationPerplexity's AI voice assistant is now available on iOSMicrosoft 365 Copilot Wave 2: Advanced AI Features and Enhanced Productivity ToolsAn AI Model Has Officially Passed the Turing TestGoogle Gemini has 350M monthly users, reveals court hearingOpenAI's Open Language Model to Surpass Competitors by Early SummerHow Claude Actually Thinks#AI, #Microsoft365, #OpenAI, #Anthropic, #Perplexity, #GoogleGemini, #ClaudeAI

EV AND CLEANTECH PULSE - Slate Auto Has Introduced Anti-Cybertruck and Deep Dive into The Self-Driving Trucks Future

Aurora Innovation to Launch Driverless Trucks on Texas Interstate 45Waymo reports 250,000 paid robotaxi rides per week in U.S.Tesla Tests Autonomous Ride-Hail Service with Employees in Austin and Bay AreaSlate Auto Introduces Affordable, Customizable Electric Truck with Unique Analog FeaturesThe Future of Self-Driving Trucks#EV, #Cleantech, #SelfDrivingTrucks, #SlateAuto, #AutonomousVehicles, #Robotaxi, #ElectricTrucks

STARTUPS PULSE - How to Create Strategic Clarity by Writing Your Startup Manifesto

Manus AI Secures $75M for Global Expansion, Now Valued at $500 MillionSupabase Secures $200 Million, Valued at $2 Billion, Grows to 1.7 Million UsersAirtime Launches New Tools to Enhance Virtual Meetings with Customization FeaturesHow to Create Strategic Clarity by Writing Your Startup Manifesto#startups, #strategicclarity, #manifesto, #globalexpansion, #virtualmeetings, #fundingnews, #businessgrowth

AI PULSE - Gen Z Think AI Is Already Conscious and it Looks Like No One Knows What The Hell an AI Agent is

Washington Post Collaborates with OpenAI for Enhanced Content Accessibility via ChatGPTApple Updates AI Page Following Advertising Review RecommendationsCohere's Embed 4 Model: Expanding AI with 128k Token Context and Multilingual SupportHumanoid Robot with AI Nose Revolutionizes Scent Detection and Industry ApplicationsA Staggering Number of Gen Z Think AI Is Already ConsciousAI assisted search-based research actually works nowNo one knows what the hell an AI agent is#AI, #GenZ, #ArtificialIntelligence, #ChatGPT, #AIConsciousness, #AIAgent, #HumanoidRobot

EV AND CLEANTECH PULSE - The Rise and Fall of Electric Vehicle Radiation Fears

China's Breakthrough in Thorium-Powered Nuclear Reactor Operation in the Gobi DesertBYD Keeps Delivering on Tesla’s Unkept PromisesChina’s Solar Capacity Installations Grew Rapidly in 2024The Rise and Fall of Electric Vehicle Radiation Fears#EV, #cleantech, #nuclearenergy, #solarpower, #Tesla, #BYD, #radiationfears

STARTUPS PULSE - Deep dive into Adizes theory of Corporate Lifecycles (part 2)

Terrestrial Energy Merges and Raises $280 Million for Small Modular Nuclear ReactorsLace AI Boosts Home Service Call Conversions with $19M Funding ExpansionThe Corporate Lifecycles - From Priime to Death#startups, #corporatelifecycles, #nuclearenergy, #adizestheory, #homeautomation, #fundingnews, #technology

AI PULSE - Open AI releases o1 and o4-mini, plus deep dive into understanding Latent Representations in AI

Thinking with imagesClaude AI Enhances Enterprise Collaboration with Autonomous Research and Google Workspace IntegrationGoogle's Gemini 2.5 Flash AI Model Enters Preview with Enhanced PerformanceGrok gains a canvas-like tool for creating docs and appsOpenAI's o3 and o4-mini Models Enhance ChatGPT with Simulated Reasoning and Coding AbilitiesUnderstanding Latent Representations in AI#SpotifyAI, #OpenAI, #LatentRepresentations, #ClaudeAI, #GoogleWorkspace, #GeminiAI, #GrokTools